Envelop-opener



A. R. CLEAR.

ENVELOP OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29.11919.

Patented May 10,1921.

A TTORNE Y.

ANDREW R. CLEAR, OF NASHUA, NEW HAIIIPSEIRE.

ENVELOP-OPENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 10, 1921.

Application filed July 29, 1919. Serial No. 314,026.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW R. CLEAR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nashua, in the county of Hillsborough and State of NewHampshire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Envelop-Openers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for opening envelops and the like andthe principal object of the invention is to provide means attached to atable or desk whereby the en velops may be quickly and easily opened.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for forming thecutting member on a stationary part of the device so that there is nodanger of said cutting member becoming misplaced or lost.

The invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding arts throughout the several views, and in w icl1:

Figure l is a view of a table with my invention attached thereto;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged View of the cutting member;

Fig. 4 is a view of a modification.

In these views 1 indicates the table which has its top edge straight andprojecting beyond the legs as shown. 2 indicates the opening devicewhich consists of a board 3 to which is connected the clamps 4 carryingthe thumb screws 5. In this way the board is clamped to the edge of thetable. An L-shaped piece of metal 6 is secured to said board with oneleg thereof projecting downwardly, as shown. A V-shaped recess 7 isformed in one end of this downwardly extending leg adjacent the loweredge thereof so as to leave a pointed part 8 which forms the cuttingmember. The extreme end of this member is pointed as at 9 so that itwill easily enter under the flap of the envelop at the corner thereofand the upper edge of said member is beveled to provide a cutting edge10.

As the flap of the envelop always has a loose portion at the pointadjacent its connection with the body of the envelop, the pointed end 9can easily be inserted under the flap and then by drawing the envelopalong the lower edge of the metal strip, the flap will be severed sothat the contents may be removed. 7

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the board 3 is of angle shape andis clamped to the depending flange 11 of the table 1 by means of theclamps 4;. In other respects this form of the device is similar to thatbefore described.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A device of the class described comprising a supportingmember, a clamp carried thereby for clamping the same to a support, anangle shaped plate having one flange secured to the supporting memberand having its other flange provided with a V-shaped recess which passesthrough one end of the flange with its lower wall merging into the loweredge of the flange to provide a sharp point, said lower wall beingbeveled to provide a cutting edge.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ANDRE-W It. CLEAR.

